July 15
This afternoon, since the other half of the class was going to the Reichstag building, I decided to spend my free time visiting the National Gallery.
Here are just a few of the artworks I saw:
July 16
So I had been in Germany for a month and hadn't bought any souvenirs yet. I decided to buy some for my family at the Ampelmann gift shop. Ampelmann is the name of the icon used at crosswalks across East Germany and in some West German cities, a symbol of East German nostalgia, and a souvenir brand, apparently. Here is the stuff I bought. First, a felt pendant that can be used as a Christmas ornament.
Second, a mousepad for my dad.
Third, a baseball cap for my brother.
And finally, this water bottle.
July 17
Nothing much happened on Sunday, but it was National Ice Cream Day, so I went out for ice cream after lunch.
July 18
After having gotten left behind from the trip to the concentration trip last week, I decided to go on Monday. You're supposed to take the S1 to Oranienburg, but the train I got on only got as far as Frohnau, so I had to wait nine minutes for another train to take me the rest of the way.
After taking the train and walking ~20 minutes, I made it.
July 19
I had another free afternoon, so I decided to take a walk through the Tiergarten and see the Victory Column. Here are some pictures from my trip.
On Tuesday evening, we had our last dinner/German language night. This time, we sat in the inner courtyard instead of the basement.
July 20
This afternoon, we had the afternoon free to work on our finals. Here I am in the process of editing my final video.
For my last dinner on my own, I decided to go to the Angry Chicken one last time. Thank you, Angry Chicken, for being there when I didn't know what I wanted for dinner.
July 21
Today was my last full day in Germany. This afternoon was dedicated to packing. I've gotten everything except for the stuff I need tonight and tomorrow. That's less for me to do when I wake up at 2 am. Tonight, we had our farewell dinner at Restaurant Hasir, where we dined on Turkish food and listened to Andre give his speech about how awesome we are. I wish there were pictures, but I took my phone out of my purse and found it was at 8%.
Bonus stuff:
My last question in the mailbag was how I liked life abroad, and I've gotta say I liked it very much. I was worried I wouldn't be able to get the hang of this whole living-on-my-own-in-another-country thing, but I think I have. I was able to buy my own groceries and do laundry at a laundromat that wasn't on a college campus. That's right. I walked down the street multiple times carrying a bag of laundry. This was my first time doing grown-up things, and I think it's made me more confident that I can do grown-up things back in America. In the end, I do feel like a local. At the very least, I know my little part of Berlin like the back of my hand. I know I'm gonna miss this place, and I'd love to come back sometime in the future.
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